Welcome to MIT Intercollegiate
Athletics! We have an outstanding athletics program here at MIT,
one that offers unique and challenging opportunities to our
student-athletes.

I am pleased to say that we had a very
successful year in 2013-14. MIT won 10 championships in our primary
conference, the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic
Conference (NEWMAC). At the end of the academic year MIT was
awarded its second consecutive President’s Cup, the
NEWMAC’s all-sports trophy, for men’s programs while
finishing second on the women’s side. We also saw continued
success with our club sports, physical education and intramural
programs as well.

In the Division III Learfield
Director’s Cup standings, which rank the nation’s best
overall athletics programs we finished eighth, the best-ever finish
for MIT, and our second straight top-10 finish. In addition to our
NEWMAC Championships, we saw 22 of our teams represented at NCAA
Championships or other national championship level
competitions. Cimran Virdi ’16 brought home an
individual national championship, taking the women’s indoor
pole vault title in March.

We also continued our success in the
classroom; our student-athletes earned 15 Academic All-America
honors this past season, matching our previous high, and MIT
collected more academic all-conference awards than any other school
in the NEWMAC. Joey Rafidi ’14 of our men’s
fencing team was recognized for his academic achievement with an
NCAA Elite 89 Award, an honor presented to the participant at their
national championship competition with the highest cumulative
GPA. We also had student-athletes earn several other academic
achievements, including a Marshall Scholar and three NCAA Post
Graduate Scholarships.

As a department we are committed to our
core values - the pursuit of Excellence in creating an
environment that: develops Community; provides Education;
inspires Leadership; and promotes Wellness. We are
very proud of our accomplishments as a department in the last year
and we look forward to even more success in 2014-15.

In just a few short weeks the start of
the 2014-15 academic year will be upon us, and with it the start of
another exciting season of MIT Athletics. Below are some links to
information that will help you get ready for the start of the new
seasons, including some FAQs for parents and student athletes,
information on how to follow your favorite MIT team during the
2014-15 season, and where to purchase MIT gear online.

Go Engineers!

Julie Soriero

Director of Athletics and Department
Head – DAPER

2014-15 Parent FAQs – a list of some
frequently asked questions, including information on preseason
meals for fall sports